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“Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.” Page 270

“To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world. I told you that.” Page 121.

“I learned: the first lesson of my life: nobody can face the world with his eyes open all the time.” Page 142

Part three. Book 9, the preliminary investigation. Chapter 4, the second torment page 465. I’m pausing reading this book for now because my check out from the library has run out, but I will pick up one day.

11. Never tell someone they’re wrong

“The Romans… the negotiorum gestio. When the property of an oppressed person is in danger, any man may step forward to save it. This man is the gestor, the director of affairs not strictly his own. He has received no warrant-higher obligations authorize him to act.” (P.37)

10. Avoid arguments. If you lose, you lose. If you win, you still lose

Started on May 23, 2024

9. Sincerely, make the other person feel important. Talk to someone about themselves.

8. Talk in terms of the other man’s interests. Talk about what they’re interested in.

7. Listen attentively. To be interesting, be interested. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

I watched the documentary after reading the second chapter ✊🏾

6. Remember, people’s names are the sweetest and most important sounds to them. Remember their names and call them by them

5. Smile :)

4. Become genuinely interested in other people

1. Never criticize
2. Appreciate sincerely, instead of flattering insincerely
3. Talk about what other people want, not what you want (no one cares what you want, they only care what they want)

Started on May 23

I started re reading this book with the hope of understanding Zionism better.

I read the first chapter yesterday after finally finding a free online pdf that I downloaded. I looked for it for a few months.

The first story is sweet. She’s inspired by seemingly trivial discoveries and the people around her that she underestimated until she speaks to them. The librarian, the guy who works at ZAZ, and her colleague at the department store. Her first step to learn about computers for a job…

This book should have been in the fiction. The fact that there are human beings who think and plan like this is disgraceful and dishonorable. The people who have followed his teachings and adopted his beliefs have excised their own humanity. I did not finish reading this book. Honestly, I tried to but very soon realized there was nothing useful to learn. Would not recommend. zero stars

Imaaaginaaation!

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